


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
979 FZNT21 KWBC 190245 OFFNT1 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1045 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025 New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 nm offshore to the Hague Line, except to 1000 fm south of New England. Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms. ANZ898-200215- 1045 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A warm front will lift NE over the waters tonight into early Thu followed by a cold front approaching from the W late Thu. The cold front will move through the area Thu night through Fri. A secondary cold front or low pressure trough will move SE over the waters Fri night as high pressure moves E over New England waters. High pressure will move E over the waters and pass E of the area Sat and Sat night. A low pressure or trough will approach the waters Sat night and slowly move over the area into Sun night. Yet another low pressure will move across the region Mon into Mon night. $$ ANZ800-200215- Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line- 1045 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ805-200215- Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM- 1045 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ900-200215- Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line- 1045 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ810-200215- South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 FM- 1045 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ815-200215- South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 FM- 1045 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.